Thursday, December 31, 2015

As the New Year renews all the happiness and good tidings,
Hope the joyful spirit keeps glowing in the your heart forever,
Happy New Year!

May the spirit of the season of,
New year fill your heart,
with serenity and peace,
Wish you a happy new year!

Wish You all a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2016

New Year is a time for celebration,
of love, of life, of Friendship,
Therefore, it is the time to thank God,
for the wonderful friends,
and to bring to their lives,
as much magic as they bring to ours,
Have a happy and a memorable holiday!

New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the
calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the
event in some manner. The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today
mostly in use, falls on 1 January (New Year's Day), as was the case both
in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the
Julian calendar that succeeded it.

The order of months was January to December in the Old Roman calendar
during the reign of King Numa Pompilius in about 700 BCE, according to
Plutarch and Macrobius, and has been in continuous use since that time.
Many countries, such as the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK, and
the United States, mark 1 January as a national holiday.

"The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be
written. We can help write that story by setting goals". Melody Beattie

During the Middle Ages in western Europe, while the Julian calendar was
still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day variously, depending upon
locale, to one of several other days, among them: 1 March, 25 March,
Easter, 1 September, and 25 December.

These New Year's Day changes generally reverted to using January 1
before or during the various local adoptions of the Gregorian calendar,
beginning in 1582. The change from March 25 Lady Day, one of the four
quarter days – to January 1 took place in Scotland in 1600, before the
ascension of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 and
well before the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.

In England and Wales (and in all British dominions, including Britain's
American colonies), 1751 began on March 25 and lasted 282 days, and 1752
began on January 1. For more information about the changeover from the
Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and the effect on the dating
of historical events etc., see Old Style and New Style dates.

"New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be
written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be
discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and
self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which
to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change." Sarah Ban
Breathnach

A great many other calendars have seen use historically in different
parts of the world; some such calendars count years numerically, while
others do not. The expansion of Western culture during recent centuries
has seen such widespread official adoption of the Gregorian calendar
that its recognition and that of January 1 as the New Year has become
virtually global. (Note for example the New Year celebrations held in
Dubai to mark the start of 2014, which broke the world record for the
most fireworks set off in a single display, lasting for six minutes and
including the use of over 500,000 fireworks.)

Nevertheless, regional or local use of other calendars persists, along
with the cultural and religious practices that accompany them. Many
places (such as Israel, China, and India) also celebrate New Year at the
times determined by these other calendars.

In Latin America the observation of traditions belonging to various
native cultures continues according to their own calendars, despite the
domination of recently arrived cultures. The most common dates of modern
New Year's celebrations are listed below, ordered and grouped by their
alignment relative to the Gregorian calendar.

"Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your
joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties." Helen
Keller

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, Old Year's Day or Saint
Sylvester's, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many
countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings,
where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or
light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watch night
service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1
(New Year's Day). Samoa and parts of Kiribati are the first places to
welcome the New Year while Baker Island, in the United States, is among
the last.

New Year Resolutions

Some examples include resolutions to donate to the poor more often, to
become more assertive, or to become more environmentally responsible.
Popular goals include resolutions to:

Improve physical well-being: eat healthy food, lose weight, exercise
more, eat better, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, stop biting nails,
get rid of old bad habits
Improve mental well-being: think positive, laugh more often, enjoy
life
Improve finances: get out of debt, save money, make small
investments
Improve career: perform better at current job, get a better job,
establish own business
Improve education: improve grades, get a better education, learn
something new (such as a foreign language or music), study often, read
more books, improve talents
Improve self: become more organized, reduce stress, be less grumpy,
manage time, be more independent, perhaps watch less television, play
fewer sitting-down video games
Take a trip
Volunteer to help others, practice life skills, use civic virtue,
give to charity, volunteer to work part-time in a charity organization
Get along better with people, improve social skills, enhance social
intelligence
Make new friends
Spend quality time with family members
Settle down, get engaged/get married, have kids
Pray more, be closer to God, be more spiritual
Be more involved in sports or different activities

Become more confident and take some chances: If you are confident other
people notice it, and it is much easier to have your opinions heard, ask
people out on dates and get ahead at work. A good dose of
self-confidence will help you lead a much happier life overall. Don’t
hesitate to get some input on ways to boost your confidence.

Travel More It’s tempting to want to get out and see more of the world,
especially if you feel stuck in your rut or you haven’t been anywhere
lately. This is one of the most common resolutions, just be sure to be a
bit more specific on where you want to go because vague ideas rarely
get done, but attainable goals are something you can work with.Travel
More

It’s tempting to want to get out and see more of the world, especially
if you feel stuck in your rut or you haven’t been anywhere lately. This
is one of the most common resolutions, just be sure to be a bit more
specific on where you want to go because vague ideas rarely get done,
but attainable goals are something you can work with.

Learn to be happier with your life: Even those that are in decent shape,
make a good living and have stress under control can still be unhappy.
It takes time and patience to learn how to find joy in the little things
and not to let problems bring you down.

I would say happy new year but it’s not happy;
It’s exactly the same as last year except colder,
My Wishes in 2016,
God gives You,
12 Month of Happiness,
52 Weeks of Fun,
365 Days Success,
8760 Hours Good Health,
52600 Minutes Good Luck,
3153600 Seconds of Joy..and that’s all!

New Year Quotes

"The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals."
Melody Beattie

"And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." Rainer Maria Rilke

Simply learn that life is a Book,
Everyday is a new Page,
Every month is a new Chapter,
&
Every year is a new Series!